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Lewis, Cape (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Cape Lewis (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Cape
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
An ice-covered cape on the western side of Maury Bay, Banzare Coast, Wilkes Land. Delineated from air photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47) and named by USACAN after T. Lewis, gunner on the sloop Peacock, one of the ships of US Exploring Expedition (1938-42) under Lieut. (later Rear Adm.) C. Wilkes, USN.
T. Lewis, gunner on the sloop Peacock, USEE, (1938-42)
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